A hole was cut in the house so rescuers could reach the man and pull him to safety.

"He was located in the bedroom, but the living room and an add-on addition also collapsed," said Plunkett.

Rescue personnel said Trosene finally called 911 on Thursday morning after being trapped. They don't know why he waited so long, or if he was physically unable to make the call earlier.

"He had been lying on the floor for so long, we had to treat him with medications and move him slow and gingerly so we wouldn't release any type of acids or poisons that you would in one's body after lying in one spot for an extended period of time," said Plunkett.

The collapse was apparently the second one at that residence. A previous incident caused part of the home to fall, yet the man continued to live in the damaged building.

"The left rear of the structure collapsed and he was living in the right side of the structure," said John Barnes, a spokesman for the South Baldwin Volunteer Fire Company.

A call to Baldwin Borough's building inspector was not returned. The cause of the collapse has not yet been determined.